Good morning!
Hey, are you going to be protecting Miss Kae again today?
How do you know about that?!
It's a secret mission, right?
Don't worry. I won't tell anyone!
Damn it! You were eavesdropping, huh?
Well, it's because you're so easy to read, Kawaki.
You've been acting weird ever since we started school.
So, do you want me to help you with the mission?
Isn't it tough handling everything on your own?
It's none of your business.
What...?
Damn it. I can't believe she's worried about me.
The Princess's Tea Party
Thank you for the delicious lunch!
You're such a light eater!
Yes, this is more than enough to fill me up.
You're such a princess! Quite refined!
She's just had a refined upbringing, unlike us.
She doesn't have to try so hard to keep up that act.
Oh my, such a plain lunch for a princess of an entire nation.
Miss Osuka...
My personal chef likes to show off so much
that I don't know what to do!
Hold on...
Hey, Neon! Is my tea ready yet?!
Y-Yes, just one moment!
What is that? It's amazing!
Neon Asakusa.
Her parents are executives at the Kaminarimon Company,
so she gets to try out all sorts of prototypes!
Is that a Scientific Ninja Tool too?
Hold on!
I told you I wanted royal milk tea!
This is regular milk tea!
I-I'm so sorry, Osuka!
She's her gofer?
How pathetic.
Hey...
You're looking at Miss Kae strangely again.
Huh?
Our previous match was undecided because of an accident.
An accident?
That scroll accidentally exploded, remember?
Is that how he's interpreting what happened?
One day, I'll expose your true identity!
Prepare yourself.
Do what you want.
Hmph!
Please excuse me for a moment.
A princess's lunch just isn't enough for me!
Hey.
C'mon, Kawaki!
Quit showing up behind me like that!
Why go out of your way to eat alone?
I don't want people to see a princess of a nation
chomping on a yakisoba bun.
That again?
Can't you just be yourself around others?
Of course not!
If you keep that up,
you'll never hit it off with anyone.
That's...
It'll be all right!
I'm thinking of hosting an event
that'll let me become friends with everyone!
An event?!
What? An event?
That's right.
I'm hosting a tea party at my mansion.
That way, everyone will pay more attention to me
than that Princess!
Osuka...
Do you want friends?
Huh? N-No, it's not like that!
My goal is to become the belle of high society,
like my mother!
So anyway, in order to get to know all of you better,
I was thinking of hosting a tea party this weekend.
Please come!
Yay! I get to go to a princess's mansion!
I'm looking forward to it!
But going to a girl's house...
I'm gonna pass.
Another thing to deal with.
Things are getting annoying.
Listen up...
Normally, in situations outside of the Academy,
jonin would protect her from a distance.
But in a situation where there will be other students,
you'll have to protect her.
We're counting on you.
Well, I don't know what you do at a tea party,
but I'll just figure it out as I go.
You can't do that!
Don't you know?
You have to follow certain rules of etiquette at tea parties!
Etiquette?
If you don't follow them properly, you'll get thrown out!
Seriously?!
You don't know anything about things like that, do you, Kawaki?
I guess that means...
you'll need my help!
I think this decoration should do it.
You don't need to prepare the cake by yourself...
No, I want to make every effort myself.
I'm going to be the perfect host tomorrow.
Just like Mother was...
Wow!
Will I be able to throw parties like this someday, Mother?
You'll do just fine, Kae...
Just do things in your own way.
My own way?
I'm looking forward to attending your tea parties.
I'm going to make sure I have a wonderful tea party!
One that would make my mother proud of me all the way from heaven!
Wow!
Amazing!
Everyone, please enjoy yourselves today!
That's great and all, but...
What's he doing here?
Huh?
I'm glad you could come, Kawaki.
Don't let him fool you, Miss Kae!
What's your motive for coming here?!
Uh...
Despite what you think, I really like tea and sweets.
That's right!
We often go and try out different sweets together.
Oh, I had no idea!
Th-That's surprising!
So, he has a cute side to him!
I've prepared various sweets today.
What's your favorite, Kawaki?
Taiyaki?
Oh, what kind of sweet is that?
You don't know?!
T-Taiyaki are pretty great, aren't they?
Hmph. You're not fooling me.
Hmph. Enjoy this while you still can.
What a nice fragrance!
Listen up!
Don't make any noise when you drink your tea.
And when you lift your cup...
When I lift it up...
What was it again?
Lift it up...
How far?
What? Is this some sort of ritual?
What are you doing?!
Look at his suspicious behavior, Miss Kae!
Huh?
What?!
Hmph. If it tastes bad,
I'm going to give her a piece of my mind!
It's delicious!
How is it, Miss Osuka?
It's so-so.
But I feel like something's missing.
Lots of famous actors
attended a party at my house the other day!
That's amazing!
They're all friends of my mother and father.
My dad's friends who come over to my house, huh?
I suppose there's Mr. Gaara.
Mr. Gaara?
You mean Lord Kazekage?!
Isn't that even more impressive?!
I-Is it?
Lords Hokage and Kazekage in one place
is some serious star power!
But my dad is always sleeping when he's at home.
I'm sure that spending time with his family
is how Lord Hokage recovers
from all the stress that comes with his responsibilities!
You think so?
Yes! He reminds me of my father.
Your dad is a king, right?
Those two are getting along pretty well.
By the way...
Kawaki, why did you decide to go to the Academy?
Huh?
Listen up!
Conversations at tea parties are pleasant and peaceful!
Don't talk about anything violent, got it?!
W-Well...
I figured that if I became a ninja...
...I-I could eat my fill of taiyaki!
Why does he keep talking about taiyaki?!
I thought he was scary, but...
He might just be kinda awkward...
Now then, I'm going to get
the cake I prepared especially for this occasion.
Thank goodness! It seems like it's going well...
It looks like I'll be able to get along with everyone!
After finally getting to attend a tea party,
I'm getting exhausted by how formal things are.
I didn't expect my shoulders to get so tight!
I wish we could be more relaxed.
I guess...
princesses have different sensibilities from commoners.
Wow, what a big cake!
Amazing! It's so fancy!
I do hope it suits everyone's taste!
Wow! Amazing!
Seems everything is going exactly as planned!
No one suspects that I've slipped in
some extra spicy mustard!
What's this strange smell?
A pungent aroma...
Could it be—?!
Well then, let's eat!
Did an assassin poison it?
You're in danger!
Kae!
Kawaki, what's the meaning of this?
I'll explain later!
No, I want you to explain yourself now.
Hey, wait! Eiki!
You're the one who picked a fight!
W-What's going on here?!
I'm telling you to calm down!
No excuses!
Both of you, cut it out!
Kawaki... why did you do this?
Well...
It's no good...
I can't tell her someone's after her.
I worked so hard to make that cake.
I worked so hard to put this tea party together!
This isn't the time for that!
You can do that stuff over again another time!
"That stuff"?
Oh!
Fine.
I'm gonna go cool my head.
M-Milady!
What in the world happened?
W-Well, I guess things turned out all right.
Umm, I'm going to the restroom for a bit.
I don't think what you did back there was good.
Shut up.
Shouldn't you apologize to Miss Kae?!
If she hates me, she hates me. I don't care.
I'll just protect her from afar.
Miss Kae apparently went out of her way
to make that cake herself.
In the same way you're giving this mission your all,
don't you think Miss Kae put her all into this tea party?
Did you do that because of your mission?
There was something strange mixed into the cake.
It might have been an assassin's poison.
In the cake?!
Are you talking about this?
I think it's just mustard.
What?!
It's just a horrible prank,
but I don't think it was an assassination attempt.
Damn it!
Who would do something so petty?
No way! Was it her?!
Osuka?!
She's the only one who'd benefit from ruining this tea party,
since she's so competitive with Kae!
That bastard!
Wait!
Huh?!
If you try to press her for answers now,
do you actually think she'll come clean?
Then what should we do?
We need proof.
Yes, that cake was stored in this refrigerator.
Did anyone come here?
No.
It has been locked since last night,
until I brought the cake out.
Then how?
Hey, what about from there?
No, it's impossible for a person to enter through something that size.
I wonder if there are jutsu
that can allow you to pass through narrow spaces.
I've never heard of anything like that...
No, wait!
What is it?
Go back to Kae before me.
But what are you going to do?
I'll catch up later.
Kawaki!
I've never been to such a horrible tea party before!
This might become an international incident.
You don't have to go that far!
That's right! Miss Kae isn't responsible for—
No, this all falls on the host!
No... I can't react emotionally,
especially as the princess of a nation!
Hold on!
Miss Himawari?
This isn't Miss Kae's fault.
Someone put mustard into the cake!
Mustard?!
And who exactly are you accusing of doing that?
W-Well...
Don't make half-baked claims without any proof.
Maybe it was in there from the very beginning.
No way!
Kawaki...
come quickly!
Stop right there.
I already know how it was done.
That's a drone!
That's right.
Osuka, you made Neon use a drone to put mustard into the cake.
What?!
When I questioned her, she confessed to everything.
I'm really sorry!
Neon!
W-We really shouldn't be doing things like this!
Now who's the one causing an international incident?
Y-You've got it all wrong!
Neon did this on her own!
Damn it, you're gonna—?!
Apologize! To Neon and everyone here!
How could you do such a thing?!
Of course, I'm mad that you made a mess of my tea party...
I worked so hard to make that cake!
But most importantly...
Making your friend do something horrible,
and then making her take the blame...
That's the thing I can't forgive the most!
If you don't like me,
M-Miss Kae?
then you should just come out and say it to my face!
I...
I'm so sorry!
Osuka!
I-I, umm...
That was...
That was so amazing!
You're really something, Miss Kae!
I've fallen in love all over again!
That was so cool.
It was nice how you weren't putting on airs just now!
I agree!
We think we can totally get along if you're more like that!
Yeah! Yeah!
Everyone!
That was a surprise,
but I think this is a better way to be!
It's better than trying too hard to suppress your true self.
I see.
I guess I was trying too hard...
Then why don't we give this tea party another try?
But the cake!
Hold on a second.
I've got a good pairing in mind.
Eat up!
Taiyaki...
There's so many...
Looks so good.
So, the pairing was taiyaki...
Well, the princess is happy, so what's the problem?
So good!
Is it?
I'm sorry about earlier.
Thank you, Kawaki!
Just do things in your own way.
I didn't have to push myself to fit a certain mold.
This is my own kind of tea party...
Osuka...
Two at once?!
This isn't over yet!
I'm glad things worked out.
Yeah.
But we were only able to resolve this thanks to my help!
That's true.
You helped me out a lot this time.
Does that mean—?
I'm not exactly going to make you my partner,
but I don't mind working with you going forward.
All right!
That being said...
I can't put her in danger, either...
Kawaki, I'm going to leave you behind!
Only good things have happened since I've entered the Academy!
I get to see my friends every day,
and Hana Sensei's really nice and cares about her students a lot.
But she's always flustered,
and it doesn't seem like she has any confidence at all.
I can't tell what her abilities are,
and I haven't seen her be teacher-like in any way.
Next time on Boruto: Naruto Next Generations:
BLOOM, HANA! THE TEACHER'S GIFTS
"Bloom, Hana! The Teacher's Gifts."
The special instructors who are coming today
might unexpectedly end up doing a better job...